Prezi - The zooming presentation editor

I had learned about Prezi over the summer, but never got a chance to work with it until this week. Today I finished my first presentation. It is a presentation I am doing for a professional development session next week at my school on Google Applications and some other free things for teachers.

I found Prezi very easy to use and once I started playing with it a little, I started having fun with it. I'm going to continue to explore more features in it, including automatic timing of each part, frames, grouping, and more.

Try it out as a nice alternative to just using PowerPoint.

Alternatives to Software

Alternative To is a great site that lists alternatives to software. Don't want to use Microsoft Office, look for an alternative to it (Google Docs, Zoho, OpenOffice, etc).

This is very useful in finding free, or inexpensive alternatives to paid applications. It's also a good way to find other similar software to find features that you need.

You can search all or by platform - Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and by category.

I posted about this last summer, but I felt it was good enough to repeat.

Alternatives to Windows, Mac, Linux and online applications | AlternativeTo.net

AlternativeTo.net is a great resource for any computer user. The site lists alterantives to popular software applications. Many of the alternatives are free, some are not. The great thing about the site is that it lists things by category so it is easy to find an alternative to what you are using now.

Maybe you want a free version of something, such as replacing Microsoft Office with OpenOffice, or you just want to try some different types of software. Maybe the software you are using now doesn't do everything you need it to do. Whatever the case, AlternativeTo.net can help.

The listings are very comprehensive and include a great description. You can sort results by tag, license, or platform. They have alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even for mobile applications.

Below is a listing of alternatives to Microsoft Office: